Big Brother is Watching Even More
by Ian Mosley
Closed-circuit television cameras to monitor citizens’ behavior have become common in Europe, especially in England. In his futuristic novel 1984, George Orwell described a totalitarian state where everyone is constantly monitored by two-way cameras and viewing devices called “telescreens.” That vision is closer than ever to becoming a reality. The use of CCTV by the state to spy on its citizens is one of the most insidious and significant developments in our civilization today, and its importance cannot be overemphasized.
Now there has been a further development, in that the “telescreens” which allow Big Brother Tony Blair’s government to spy on the British people are now two-way. Breitbart reports that “Talking closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras which allow operators to shout at people behaving badly are to be installed across England…The scheme lets local council workers in a control centre monitor pictures from the cameras and talk to them if they feel they are doing something wrong.” (more…)